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LSG beat RCB by nine runs via DLS method in rain-affected IPL 2026 match to snap their six-game losing streak. Chasing 213, RCB tried hard but managed 203/6 against LSG's 209/3.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) beat defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by nine runs via DLS method in IPL 2026 match on Thursday (May 7) in Lucknow. Batting first, LSG scored 209/3 in 19 overs after rain reduced the overs. For Lucknow, Mitchell Marsh scored 56-ball 111 while Nicholas Pooran and Rishabh Pant played cameos of 38 and 32, respectively. Chasing the revised target of 213, RCB gave it all but eventually fell short by nine runs, scoring 203/6 in 19 overs. This was LSG's third win in the season and first after six consecutive losses as they sit last on the points table with six points from three wins and seven losses in 10 matches. For RCB, it was fourth loss in 10 matches as they sit third on the table with 12 points from six wins.
Chasing 2013, RCB lost openers Jacob Bethell and Virat Kohli in the first eight balls with just nine runs on the board. Devdutt Padikkal and skipper Rajat Patidar then added 95 runs for the third wicket to bring RCB back in chase. Three quick wickets including Padikkal (34), Patidar (61) and Jitesh Sharma (1) in nine balls between overs 11 and 12 again left RCB hanging by a thread. Tim David (40 off 17), Krunal Pandya (28 off 16), and Romario Shepherd (23 off 15) tried their best but RCB could manage only 203/6 in 19 overs.
LSG batters have not been able to produce performance noteworthy of appreciation barring a couple games. Against RCB, however, the top order was on song with Mitchell Marsh leading the charge. The Aussie T20I skipper first added 95 runs with opening partner Arshin Kulkarni (17) and then 70 runs for the second wicket with Nicholas Pooran (38) before being dismissed on a handsome 111 off 56 balls. Skipper Pant's 10-ball 32 cameo ensure that LSG finish past 200 and so they did at 209/3 in 19 overs.